Linoleum must be glued on a flat and smooth surface. Wooden boards are not suitable for this purpose, because if when walking they will bend, then they will cause damage to linoleum. It is advisable to lay wood -fiber (fiberboard) on the boards or plywood plates.
Whatever the substrate is from – it should be without dents and damage, even and pure. The evenness of the base can be determined using an even wooden bar or ruler. The distance between the base and the ruler should be a maximum of 2-3 mm. If, nevertheless, linoleum creeps on a wooden base (boards), then they need to be monitored in all directions, cleaning after this grinding skin. Recently, the installation of metal structures is often carried out by masters usually do this.
If the linoleum creeps on the parquet, then the rivets that appear, the existing cracks and seams must be covered with putty. If this is not done, then all defects of the base will be printed on linoleum. If the base of the floor is old and dilapidated – it must be re -re -re -re -tinker, while at the same time aiming and closing the surface. Otherwise, all errors will perform on linoleum coating.